Pierre Cormier Sr. (1776 - 1847)

Born 1 Sep 1776 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Anne (Miller) Cormier — married 18 Aug 1795 (to 30 Aug 1796) in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Rosalie Dugas — married 8 Jan 1798 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1847 at age 70 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Pierre Cormier Sr. is a descendant of an Acadian

CORMIER, Pierre (Michel & Catherine STELI) b. 1 Sept. 1776, bt. 6 Oct. 1776 Spons: --- L'ENGLOIS & Christine ELMER. Fr. LOUIS, Cure (Opel. Ch.: Folio OA, p.3).

CORMIER, Pierre (Michel & Catherine STELLY - both deceased) m. 18 Aug. 1795 Mariane MILLER (Jacob & Anne Marie TEGEIM) Wits: John MILLER, Jean Baptiste STELLY, John TYSON. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.57)

CORMIER, Pierre - of Opelousas, widr. of Marie MILLER (dec. Michel - of Acadia & Catherine STELI - of the Mississippi) m. 8 Jan. 1798 Rosalie DUGA (Amand & Genevieve ROBICHAUD - of Acadie) Wits: Louis CHEMIN - sacristan, Michel MARTIN, Aman DUGAS - father of bride. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.4, #148)

CORMIER, Pierre d. 21 June 1847 at age 70 years (GC Ch.: v.1, p.73)

Birth

Birth:

Date: 01 SEP 1776

Place: Opelousas, LA^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 21 JUN 1847

Place: Grand Coteau, LA^[2]

Note

Note: #N582

Marriage

Husband: Pierre Cormier

Wife: Rosalie Dugas

Child: Pierre Cormier

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 08 JAN 1798

Place: St. Martin Parish, LA^[3]

Census Data

1777 Census of Opelousas Post ^[4], Family 68

- Michel Cormier, age 34; 50 cattle, 16 horses, 16 hogs, 0 sheep

- Catherine Stely, wife, 22

- Amant, son, 6

- Michel, son, 5

- Pierre, son, 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1
2. ↑ Source: #S1
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300

• Source: S1 Author: Rev. Donald J. Hebert Title: Southwest Louisiana Records

Notes

1803 Carencro Attakapas District Census:

Pierre Cormier age 24; 1 arpent; 30 cattle; 1 slave; Rosalie Dugat age 18

1840 St. Landry Parish Census:

Cormier Pierre, 7 males, 3 females, 9 male slaves, 11 female slaves

Children:

Marie b. 7 Sep 1803, bt. 18 Jun 1804 (SM Ch.)

Celeste b. 20 AUG 1805, bt. 18 SEP 1805 SM Ch., m. Jean Charles Guilbeau, at 15-years old, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, on 6 February 1821. Jean Charles died from being struck by lightning at L'Ile des Cypres in December 1824; he was only 24 years old; his succession record was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in May 1825. # 2 m. 2 JAN 1834 Leon Antoine Fontenot 20 trs old (Antoine & Constance Latiolais) (Opel. Ch.); d. 23 Aug 1869 (CP Ch.)

Maximillien b. 7 SEP 1807, bt. 27 DEC 1807 SM Ch., m. 28 Apr 1828 Marie Melanie Broussard, Succ. 31 Jul 1849 Opel. Ct. Hse. (Joseph & Anne Hebert) (Laf. Ch.)

Amand b. 5 OCT 1809, bt. 25 DEC 1809 SM Ch., m. 18 JUL 1832 Eurazie Wood (William & Marguerite Brasseaux) Opel. Ch.

Arsenne b. 8 NOV 1811, bt. 5 APR 1812 SM Ch., m. 31 OCT 1831 Jerome Gauthreaux (Jerome & Marie Sophie Dugas) Laf. Ch.; Succ. 5 Oct 1848 (SM Ct. Hse.)

Marie Genevieve b. 4 OCT 1814, bt. 12 FEB 1815 SM Ch., m. 16 NOV 1833 Gilbert Janis (Hubert & Victoire Langlois) Opel. Ch.; #2 m. 19 FEB 1844 Placide Thibodeau (Silver & Scolastie Pariseau) Opel. Ch.; d. 12 Feb 1887 (CP Ch.)

Simphorien b. 8 AUG 1816, bt. 26 JAN 1817 SM Ch., m. 25 APR 1837 Celesie Vasseur wid. of Thomas Bacon (Noel & Angelique Richard) Opel. Ch.; 17 Nov 1884 (CP Ch.)

Anasthasie b. 20 DEC 1820, bt. 11 MAR 1821 GC Ch.